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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in
the watershed by -increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich would increase the amount of runoff you get?VegetationMore plantsUrban Development
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call the land that water flows across, under, and through on its way to a body of water?TributaryRiver systemHeadwatersWatershed
- 4. Multiple Choice
All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground
Groundwater
Surface water
Runoff
Swimming pool
- 5. Multiple Choice___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.RunoffPeak flowGroundwaterMunicipal sewage
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.groundwaterstreams and riversoceansAll of these choices
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?AquiferSpringWellReservoir
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe water that fills lakes and riversgroundwatersurface waterwater tablesaturated zone
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWater stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:GroundwaterBogsWater in the groundsurface water
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the top of the water-filled spaces (saturated zone) in the ground called?GroundwaterReservoirWater TableWell
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.PermeableImpermeableSolidSoft
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSuppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?The river will immediately rise again.The water table will rise.The water table will fall.A new aquifer will form. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?EstuaryDivideWetlandTransition zones
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?GroundwaterWater TablePrecipitationSnow
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - EZone of AerationAquiferSurface waterWater table
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